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[edit] CO flights to New York

Is it worthwhile introducing any information on the soon-to-exist scheduled flight to New York? Estel 1422 13 Sep 2004 (UST)

Well, it's nearer the time now. Added short bit. Nick04 11:23, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] British Airways - BA Connect & GB Airways

Checking on the G-INFO site, BA Connect is no longer based on the Isle of Man, but at Exeter as part of Walker Aviation (the holding company for Flybe). Flybe issued a press release stating that they would be terminating all the BA Connect services as of the 25 March 2007 - which happened. The remaining BA branded service from Bristol is a franchised service operated by GB Airways. Former BA operated BA Connect services, that are now with Flybe are showing on the BA Web site as a code-share for 6 months as part of the transistion arrangements.

It will be noticed that the BA Connect fleet (as part of Walker Aviation) will diminish over the next few weeks as Flybe phase out the EMB145 and DH8-300. The BAe 146 are being transfered to Flybe. --Stewart 07:46, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Copied from User talk:Pencefn

== BA Connect ==

As a Manager at BA, I can assure you that BA connect does still exist, GB airways still operates under this branding from Bristol, Nottingham East Midlands, Manchester. Please See BA.com for more info, or at GB airways: http://www.gbairways.com/flying-withus/baconnect/baconnect-summary/ —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.141.204.92 (talk) 08:32, 29 April 2007 (UTC).

And thoughts on this comment......

From GB Airways website:-

The Franchise Agreement

GB Airways, although a privately owned airline, flies as British Airways which means the aircraft are painted in BA livery, our cabin crew wear BA uniforms and on board the service is the same as any other British Airways flight.

Depending on whether your flight is from London or one of the regional airports, service is BA Club Europe and Euro Traveller or BA Connect. You still earn BA Miles and GB Airways is a member of the oneworld global alliance.

The first sentence in this section states that GB Airways, although a privately owned airline, flies as British Airways. The second paragraph statens that the service provided is BA Connect.

To my mind as the old BA Connect was a wholly owned BA subsidary operated in the BA colours with BA Connect service. The description quoted above leads me to understand that the BA Connect that is quoted here is the BA Connect service (i.e. buy on board service), compare with BA Club Europe and Euro Traveller. The BA Connect buisness was sold to Walker Aviation. If British Airways and their franchise partners chose to name a service BA Connect then so be it. This indicates that BA Club Europe and Euro Traveller service could be on board an aircraft, not the name of the company operating the service; or the company the service is franchised by. --13:50, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Flybe

to be fair it does say here http://www.bristolairport.co.uk/flight_information/destinations/times.aspx?destination=BRU that they fly to brussles. --Mark999 19:03, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

However this is a codeshare flight. The Flybe web site does not offer the ability to book these flights. --Stewart ^(talk) 15:42, 14 November 2007 (UTC)